Transportation Planning Manager, ZA, Cork

Description Amazon Middle East, Africa&Türkiye (MEATR) Supply Chain team seeks a Transportation Program Manager in South Africa. This role is part of the centralized Supply Chain Planning function and focuses on program management for planning and executing transportation operations with high business impact.

Key job responsibilities

Own end-to-end short-term planning, forecasting, flow control, and capacity management of Amazon Transportation supply chain operations

Execute Business As Usual (BAU) and Peak operations

Define, design, launch, and manage strategic programs to improve planning and forecasting

Gather requirements and conceptualize network solutions and supply chain models

Make optimal trade-offs between schedule, resources, scope, and cost

Apply technical and business knowledge to address risks, challenges, and obstacles

Work with stakeholders across functions to remove blockers and launch new programs

Manage technical integration with Amazon systems across retail, merchant, fulfillment operations, transportation operations, and finance technologies

Set up end-to-end operational, accounting, financial, and performance measurement processes

Launch and expand programs while maintaining customer satisfaction, performance, and quality metrics

Basic Qualifications

4+ years of project/program management experience

Experience with data and analysis tools including Microsoft Excel and SQL

Experience communicating results to senior leadership, or experience in solving complex business challenges by delivering accurate and timely financial models, analysis, and recommendations that have a proven impact on business (e.g., financial savings, operational improvements, or customer benefits)

Experience in oral and written communication

Experience in making data driven business decisions

Experience working independently with minimal supervision

Preferred Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in business, engineering, operations, supply chain, transportation logistics

Experience in process design and documentation

Experience in stakeholder management, dealing with multiple stakeholders at varied levels of the organization

Proficiency in Python for data analysis and automation

Experience with machine learning, AI applications, and advanced business analytics

Equal Opportunity Employer Amazon is an equal opportunities employer, and we value your passion to discover, invent, simplify and build. We welcome applications from all members of society irrespective of age, sex, disability, sexual orientation, race, religion or belief. Amazon is strongly committed to diversity within its community and especially welcomes applications from South African citizens who are members of designated groups who may contribute to Employment Equity within the workplace and the further diversification of ideas. In this regard, the relevant laws and principles associated with Employment Equity will be considered when appointing potential candidates. We are required by law to verify your ability to work lawfully in South Africa. Amazon requires that you submit a copy of either your identity document or your passport and any applicable work permit if you are a foreign national, along with an updated curriculum vitae.

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Company - Amazon Commercial Services (South Africa) (Pty) Ltd

Job ID: A3170304

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